Most people are lazy and simply use QED
but if its at the end of a mathematical statement QEF is an alternative. If Euclid used it who are we to disagree.
"Q,E.F." is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase "quod erat faciendum" ("that which was to be done"). It is a translation of the Greek words used by Euclid to indicate the end of the justification of a construction, while "Q.E.D." was the corresponding end of proof of a theorem Latin abbreviation for quod erat demonstrandum: "Which was to be demonstrated." Q.E.D. may appear at the conclusion of a text to signify that the author's overall argument has just been proven.
QED and QEF are normally less formally written omitting the full stops
]]>The first one I had already read a few times as 'Mathematicians Delight' . I had a good Maths Teacher who recomended it. The language is a bit dated ( 1943 ) but it is widely available now in English as a free PDF.
Having W W Sawyer help me learn Dutch as I reread a favorite book was erg Gezellig
]]>I'm a UK teacher (retired).
Dear Bob, if you do not mind my asking, why did you retire from teaching?
]]>I call the second one "the difference between two squares."
]]>I am not British which I am sure will make the whole of England stand up and cheer. I did not have a vote about Brexit but I voted that the Big "O" should stop annoying our allies with his viewpoints about that issue and come straight home and deal with our urban problems. He did not listen to me.
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Yep! If you get your students to do that last little thing, their superiority is guaranteed. Most that I see do not!
And I do not just mean plugging in, which is a very basic method of check, I mean most people never ask the question of how can I check this result I got. They trust the math, they trust the method they used.
If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent.
The great Bobby Baldwin once told me, "to excel, you do not have to work much harder than everyone else. You only have to work a little bit harder, that will be enough."
Everyone makes mistakes, fools make more.
So get them to check. Get them to mistrust answers whether they come from books, computers, geniuses or their deepest feelings and efforts.
]]>Welcome to the forum.
I'm a UK teacher (retired).
GIVEN - ASKED - SOLUTION - ANSWER - CHECK.
This looks good to me.
"Oplv.V.="
I don't recognise that. If I had x^2 = 9 then I might write solution set = {3,-3) but x = 3 or -3 is more common. I haven't met an abbreviation for 'solution set' in English.
One third and two thirds are correct. In the UK we say one quarter although I think most people would understand one fourth. Also a student could say 'one over three' etc.
Bob
ps. Brexit? Don't blame me; I voted 'REMAIN'.
]]>1. In our school books we use several steps to solve a problem: GIVEN - ASKED - SOLUTION - ANSWER - CHECK. Are these correct or do you call it different in English? In our school English teachers put the focus on British English, so I prefer B.E., but A.E. or any other is better than nothing.
2. At the end of an equation, we write "Oplv.V.=" which means Solution Set of an Equation. Do you also shorten it? If so, how?
3. I guess you call "1/3" a third and "2/3" two thirds. One of the students of our school (who is American) told me. Do you call "1/4" a quarter or a fourth, or do you use both names or s.th. else?
That's all for now.
Thanks
Bart